HLBSA Kick-off Meeting September 11, 2005

HLBSA Mission: Our mission is to create distinctive value for the UMBS Hispanic and Latin students and bring Latin culture to Ross School of Business 1.Awareness of Latin Culture and Heritage 2.Increase network among Latin and Hispanic students and those interested in Latin culture 3.Enhancing school’s brand in Hispanic communities in the US and Latin America. 4.Provide support to members in career search 5.Support Consortium activities Mission and Objectives

Board Members President: Blanca Pereira-Garcia VP Corporate Relations/ Career Development: Carlos Perez Rocio Diaz VP Marketing: Richard Freitas Rolando Ricardez VP Special Events: Jaime Ferrerosa VP Finance: Soledad Lencioni NSHMBA Officers: Graciela Cruz Alfredo Sarria

Marketing Coordinate the Ross School of Business presentations for prospective students in Latin America (Summer) –Select first year’s country chairs –Coordinate Date for presentations in LA with Admissions –Send Merchandising materials for presentations –Create a database with prospective student information of attendants Follow-up with prospective students in order to increase the final number of the yield of admissions (Winter) –Coordinate HLSBA members from each country to call accepted students from their home country Strength the relationship between HLBSA club and the Michigan-Alumni Clubs in Latin America (Spring) –Support current Alumni Clubs and the creation of other Alumni Clubs in Latin America Coordinate our effort and work together with the Professional Development VP (Throughout the year) –Coordinate with OCD an effort to increase the number of companies that hire internationals

Marketing Symposium – November 7-8 HLBSA will be co-sponsoring Thursday night cocktail hour. Organization of “Hispanic Marketing” Panel on November 7 th at 8:00 PM HLBSA members can attend the symposium for free Marketing MBA1 Leadership Group for Marketing

Career Development Main Activities  Private receptions with recruiters  Mock interviews with recruiters  Events with other clubs (BBSA/MBW) Rocio Diaz Carlos Perez Corporate Activities Professional Development Activities  Resume review workshop  Mock interview workshops  Access to 2nd year database: - interview - internship  Mentorship Program VPs of Career Development

Assist VPs of Career Development in: Organizing professional development activities Working with corporate reps to develop corporate networking opportunities, and help plan events with recruiters such as presentations, lunches, office hours. Contacting new and potential recruiters Maintaining the HLBSA professional database MBA1 Leadership Group for Career Development

Career Development – Next Steps For MBAs attending the NSHMBA Career Fair: 1. Drop your resume on Impact by 09/13 in order to be considered for the NSHMBA Resume Book (Even if not attending NSHMBA!) (Student Career Services > OCD > Events) 2. Upload your resume to the career section of the NSHMBA website ( 3.Apply for positions through the NHSMBA Career website (There are currently 7,193 jobs currently posted on the NSHMBA Career Center!) 4.Attend the Career Fair Networking Workshop organized by OCD on September 19th

For MBAs in general: 1.Keep working on your resume! Deadline to submit in on Impact is coming soon 2.Sign up for Career Counseling at OCD (general counseling, resume review, mock interviews) 3.Attend the MBA1 Fall 2005 Workshops 4.Learn Career Search Skills through OCD handouts & past presentations (Career search overview, cover letters, resume writing, networking, etiquette, usage for recruiting, etc) 5.Contact MBA2s! They are the best resource of information and recruiting tips you would be able to find. 6.Start contacting Michigan Alumni of the companies you are interested in Career Development – Next Steps

SPECIAL EVENTS 1.HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH LOGISTICS AND PREPARATIONS 2.LATIN PARTY VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH LOGISTICS PREPARATION 3.COFFEE CHATS VOLUNTEERS WILLING TO HELP DURING THE CHATS ON MONDAYS 4.POT LUCK VOLUNTEER TO OFFER HIS/HER HOUSE FOR THE POTLUCK 5.THANKSGIVING & XMAS PARTY VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH LOGISTICS PREPARATION

MBA1 Leadership Opportunities Marketing symposium committee Career development and corporate relations Special Events –Hispanic Heritage Month –Fall Latin Party –Other Website redesign

09/11/05 -1:30 to 3:30 PM - Kraft Interview Workshop – Internship Interviewing 101 – D :30 to 4:30 PM - HLBSA Club Meeting – D /12/05 -8:00 PM - UpClose Kick-off meeting - W /13/05 -Deadline for Resume Submission for Ross HLBSA Resume Book 09/15/05 -Start of Hispanic Heritage Month 09/19/05 -NSHMBA Conference Preparation Session with Al Cotrone – Time TBD 09/22/05 -5:30 to 7:30 PM - NSHMBA MBA nights with Whirlpool at Ann Arbor Brewing Company -Topics: -How to navigate the NSHMBA career expo -Elevator speech 09/29/05-10/01/05 -NSHMBA National Conference and Career Fair at Anaheim, California 10/13/05 -Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Ross School of Business Sponsored by Diamond Cluster Other activities: -Weekly Spanish brown bag lunches. Every Tuesday at the student lounge, come and practice your Spanish. -Spanish classes on demand -Fall Latin party with UMBSA -Weekly Café Latino for SOS Upcoming Activities Important Dates